Quenching A Future Imam's Learning Aspiration
Aside from taking ‘uloom from Imam al Malik rahimahullah, Imam Shafi‘i rahimahullah aslo sat at the feet of one of the most prominent students of Imam Abu Haneefah rahimahullah (i.e. Imam Muhammad al Shaybani rahimahullah).
Secular academia generally looks down on the traditional syllabus taught in Madaaris. This small discussion shows the superiority of traditional syllabus. Mufti Mahmud Hasan Gangohi rahimahullah relates a conversation from his student days…
A sunnat can be established through a da῾īf hadīth. However to establish a sunnat mu’akkadah (emphasised sunnat) one will need a qawī (strong) narration. Hadhrat then said, “I had a copy of Sifr-us-Sa῾ādah. I recorded in its footnotes all those ahādīth through which sunnats are established. Malfoozat Mufti Mehmood Hasan Gangohi rahmatullah alayh, Pg. 125